Moët launches two Indian sparklers

25th October, 2013 by Lucy Shaw

Champagne house Moët & Chandon has launched two sparkling wines made from grapes grown in Nashik in northwest India, onto the market.

Launched last week at the Four Seasons hotel in Mumbai, Chandon Brut and Chandon Brut Rosé will have a retail price of 1,200 rupees (£12) and 1,400 rupees (£14) respectively at select wine retailers and hotels in the city.

The pair will go on sale in New Delhi next month and will then be rolled out across other major Indian cities next year.

Putting its faith in India as a sparkling wine producing country, Moët, which is owned by luxury goods giant LVMH, has invested in a cutting edge winery in Dindori, a sub-region of Nashik – India’s most promising grape growing region.

A three-hour drive from Mumbai in northwest India, the first vines – Sauvignon Banc and Chenin Blanc – were planted in the region in the late ‘90s.

Today, there are over 40 wineries in Nashik, which is increasingly attracting the attention of global investors.